Dangerous feelings

Chapter 20

Silence finally filled the house as the cries from the puppy died down and he fell into an inevitable sleep. The glare that Emily had been receiving from Alison as they led in bed trying to fall to sleep themselves slowly softened and the blonde snuggled in closer to her girlfriends chest. Emily had been given the lecture of why buying a puppy was something that they should of discussed together but after an apology and Emily holding the ball of fluff in her hands whilst cooing about how cute he was Alison had finally given in and agreed that he was indeed cute and that he could stay, not that she would of ever kicked him out in the first place.

Pepe was currently shut in the kitchen curled up in the slightly too big and very cosy bed that Emily had bought for him. After initially bringing the sheltie cross into the house the brunette returned to her car and brought in the supplies for him, his food now stored in one of the kitchen cupboards and his toys that included a soft toy and a tennis ball were on the floor besides his bed.

Noah was absolutely besotted with the small puppy and they hadn't left each other's side since the new addition had been welcomed into the family. The young boy had been reluctantly put to bed and after Emily had finally wrestled him away from Pepe and upstairs into his room he soon fell asleep amidst a pile of his new soft toys after all the excitement he had endured that day.

The adults had stayed up for several more hours relaxing whilst watching a movie and purely enjoying one another's company. Pam had been the first to leave and an hour or so later the three girls and Caleb also departed. Emily had quickly tidied up the living room and gathered up all of Noah's new toys before putting them in an unorganised pile beside the Christmas tree before she gathered up the tiny bundle of fluff that was Pepe in her arms and took him into the kitchen where he was to spend the night.

Shutting off the lights Emily had shut the door or at least tried however Pepe had ran past her legs and scurried back into the living room. Emily followed the puppy and had to stifle a laugh as she found him hiding behind Alison's legs as she stood with a raised eyebrow aimed at the brunette.

"He'll behave, that's what you said wasn't it?" Alison questioned before bending down and picking the puppy up in her arms.

She walked past Emily and strode into the kitchen where she placed Pepe back on his bed and gave him a firm "stay" before turning on her heels and leaving the kitchen. The puppy didn't make one attempt to move and just sat there watching the blonde leave before the door was closed and he was successfully shut in for the night.

Emily had stood there with a look of bemusement on her face as she watched the entire interaction before sullenly following behind Alison as they had headed up the stairs and got into bed. It was mere minutes later when Pepe began to cry and the high pitched sound filled the house. It had carried on for several hours and although neither of the women could fall asleep they both knew they had to let nature run its course and leave the puppy to settle by himself.

Emily had try to slink out of the bed on several occasions only to be stopped by a firm hand on her arm and Alison's "stop being so soft, he's fine". The brunette had nodded in agreement before opening her arms and allowing the blonde to snuggle into her chest where they stayed until the cries from Pepe finally died down.

When they finally awoke they made their way downstairs together after getting themselves dressed. Emily had gone into Noah's room whilst Alison finished off her hair and makeup but was slightly stunned to find the young boy not in his room. He was normally a deep sleeper and slept until awoken however on occasion they would find him downstairs before them watching tv or playing with his toys.

Today Emily found him on the sofa watching tv but with a slight difference, on his lap asleep in a little ball was Pepe. Emily found the sight adorable and instantly found her phone and took a photo, Noah smiled up at her when he noticed her presence but was reluctant to move because he didn't want to wake the sleeping dog. Emily beckoned Alison in to the living room as the blonde walked back out from the kitchen.